| Descriptor English: | Furocoumarins | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Furocumarinas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Furocumarinas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Furocoumarines | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Angelicins Furanocoumarin Furanocoumarins Furocoumarin Psoralens |
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| Tree number(s): |
D03.383.663.283.446.794 D03.633.100.150.446.794 D03.633.300.770 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011564 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse entry term PSORALENS with the specific drug PSORALEN see FICUSIN; do not index here for psoralens in PUVA THERAPY unless particularly discussed |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
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| Pharm Action: |
Dermatologic Agents Photosensitizing Agents |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Coumarins (1966-1978) Furans (1966-1978) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2015 see PSORALENS 1979-2014 |
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| History Note: | 2015 (1979) |
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| DeCS ID: | 12001 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011564 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 60 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1979/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1978/03/13 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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Furocoumarins
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Angelicins
- Narrower
Psoralens
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| Concept UI |
M0017972 |
| Scope note | Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA. |
| Preferred term | Furocoumarins |
| Entry term(s) |
Furanocoumarin Furanocoumarins Furocoumarin |
| Concept UI |
M0591316 |
| Scope note | Angular forms of furocoumarins. |
| Preferred term | Angelicins |
| Concept UI |
M0017973 |
| Scope note | Linear forms of furocoumarins. |
| Preferred term | Psoralens |
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